public libraries and hispanics
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Public Libraries and
Hispanics: User Trends and
Program Opportunities
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DEMOGRAPHICS
Public Libraries and Hispanics: User Trends and Program Opportunities
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San Diego Los Angeles
New York City
San Francisco
Miami
Chicago
Houston
Major U.S. immigrant cities (2010)
Washington D.C.
Atlanta
Dallas
Boston
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Anglos
Blacks
Latinos
Asians
Anglos
Blacks
Latinos
Asians
Asians
Anglos
Blacks
Latinos
Anglos
Blacks
Latinos Asians
Anglos
Blacks Latinos Asians
0
1
2
3
4
PO
PU
LA
TIO
N IN
MIL
LIO
NS
9.9%
20.1%
69.2%
0.8%
1,741,912
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
The demographic transformations of
Harris County (1960-2010)
Source: U.S. Census. Classifications based on Texas State Data
Center Conventions.
© Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg and the Kinder Institute for Urban
Research
Anglos
Blacks
Latinos
Asians
2,818,199
22.7%
19.1%
54.0%
4.1%
6.7%
32.9%
18.2%
42.1%
3,400,578
7.7%
18.4%
40.8%
33.0%
4,092,459
19.7%
62.7%
2.1%
15.5%
2,409,547 1,243,258
6.0%
19.8%
73.9%
0.3%
Anglo majority
Black majority
Latino majority
No majority
6 Color represents demographic group being a majority in that census tract.
Source: Outreach Strategists, LLC
© Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research
1980
Harris County Total Population
Anglo majority
Black majority
Latino majority
No majority
7 Color represents demographic group being a majority in that census tract. Source: Outreach Strategists, LLC
© Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research
2010
Harris County Total Population
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Percent of the population by age group and
ethnicity in Harris County in 2012
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2008-2012 ACS 5-year estimates
© Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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21 22 24 25 25
29 28 31
41
50 54
61
79 78 76 75 75
71 72 69
59
50 46
39
Non-Hispanic Whites All others
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Percent of the population by age group and
ethnicity in the United States in 2012
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2008-2012 ACS 5-year estimates
© Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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51 53 55 56 57 58 58
61
69
75 78
82
49 47 45 44 43 42 42
39
31
25 22
18
Non-Hispanic Whites All others
12
Percent of the population by age group and
ethnicity in the United States in 2050
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2012 National Population Projections, Alternative Net International
Migration Series (Constant Series).
© Dr. Stephen L. Klineberg and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research
36 38 39 41 42 43 44
46
50 53
56
64 64 62 61 59 58 57 56
54
50 47
44
36
Non-Hispanic Whites All others
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DISCUSSION
Public Libraries and Hispanics: User Trends and Program Opportunities
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
• Biggest takeaway?
• Anything you will do differently in your location
as a result?
• Did this generate any discussion with your staff?
• What can we do to better serve this population?
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HISPANICS AND HPL: MIKAELA SELLEY
Public Libraries and Hispanics: User Trends and Program Opportunities
Mikaela Selley
Hispanic Collections Archivist
Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
Outreach, Awareness, and Collaboration:
Hispanic Collections at HMRC
Hispanic Archival Collections 100+ Archival Collections
150 Oral History Recordings
Materials range in date from 1703 – 2000.
The bulk of the materials covers the 1920s – 1980s.
Donations, since 2013
• Archival Collections (8) – Additions to Current Collections – 5
– New - 3
• Oral Histories (30) – Oral History & Scanning Days, 2013 – 6
– JFK/LULAC Commemoration, 2014 – 8
– Latinos in WWII Oral History Project, 2015 – 13
– Other – 3
Outreach Efforts, since 2013
General Public • 2 Oral History & Scanning Days
• 2 Exhibits
• 2 Lectures
Students/Teachers • Collaboration with local high school (Jeff Davis HS)
• Collaboration with 3 local college campuses (UH, TSU, HCC)
• Collaboration with a local community center – youth group
Partners/Supporters • League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
• Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board
• Arte Público Press / Hispanic Heritage Recovery Project
• University of Houston Special Collections & Center for Public History
• City Council Members in majority Latino districts
• Nuestra Palabra Radio Show on KPFT